Tuesday Crossword — January 17, 2006 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/17/2006. By Nancy Salomon.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Round after the quarters (5)
SEMIS
6 Across: Sweetheart (4)
BEAU
10 Across: Music staff symbol (4)
CLEF
14 Across: Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" (5)
CAPRA
15 Across: Noisy quarrels (4)
ROWS
16 Across: Come-on (4)
LINE
17 Across: [   ] (15)
ITSANYONESGUESS
20 Across: Stranded motorist's need (3)
TOW
21 Across: Bump off (6)
RUBOUT
22 Across: [   ] (9)
WHOCANSAY
28 Across: Stridex target (4)
ACNE
29 Across: Bank take-back, briefly (4)
REPO
30 Across: #1 Oak Ridge Boys hit (6)
ELVIRA
32 Across: Swelling shrinker (6)
ICEBAG
35 Across: Star's part (8)
LEADROLE
39 Across: Nasdaq unit: Abbr. (3)
SHR
40 Across: [   ] (7)
BEATSME
42 Across: Bamboozle (3)
CON
43 Across: Attack (8)
TEARINTO
45 Across: Number on either side of a + (6)
ADDEND
47 Across: Time-honored (6)
AGEOLD
49 Across: "Othello" villain (4)
IAGO
50 Across: Paycheck abbr. (4)
FICA
52 Across: [   ] (9)
IDONTKNOW
55 Across: Penetrated (6)
SANKIN
57 Across: Mattel card game (3)
UNO
58 Across: Answers to 17-, 22-, 40- and 52-Across, literally (15)
CLUELESSREPLIES
65 Across: Gofer: Abbr. (4)
ASST
66 Across: Letters (4)
MAIL
67 Across: Bridal path (5)
AISLE
68 Across: Flower fanciers (4)
BEES
69 Across: C & W mecca, with "the" (4)
OPRY
70 Across: Band with the 1984 hit "Legs" (5)
ZZTOP

Down Answers

1 Down: "Nova" subj. (3)
SCI
2 Down: Grab a bite (3)
EAT
3 Down: AWOL trackers (3)
MPS
4 Down: Nest-egg investment, briefly (3)
IRA
5 Down: Sleigh driver (5)
SANTA
6 Down: Look without buying (6)
BROWSE
7 Down: Geological span (3)
EON
8 Down: Sense of wonder (3)
AWE
9 Down: Cold war initials (4)
USSR
10 Down: Amtrak amenity (7)
CLUBCAR
11 Down: Rest atop (5)
LIEON
12 Down: Come after (5)
ENSUE
13 Down: Celebratory suffix (4)
FEST
18 Down: Hither's opposite (3)
YON
19 Down: Watched over (7)
GUARDED
22 Down: Slap target, sometimes (5)
WRIST
23 Down: "Wag the Dog" actress Anne (5)
HECHE
24 Down: La Scala production (5)
OPERA
25 Down: Corn holder (3)
COB
26 Down: In sum (7)
ALLTOLD
27 Down: "Z" actor Montand (4)
YVES
31 Down: Paul Simon's "___ Rock" (4)
IAMA
33 Down: First name of the second first lady (7)
ABIGAIL
34 Down: Chromosome constituent (4)
GENE
36 Down: Bounding main (5)
OCEAN
37 Down: Vowel sound in "phone" and "home" (5)
LONGO
38 Down: Fund, as a university chair (5)
ENDOW
41 Down: Yours, in Ypres (4)
ATOI
44 Down: Scams (7)
RACKETS
46 Down: "Hägar the Horrible" cartoonist Browne (3)
DIK
48 Down: In a gloomy way (6)
DOURLY
50 Down: Answer choice on a test (5)
FALSE
51 Down: Employed (5)
INUSE
53 Down: Austin-to-Dallas dir. (3)
NNE
54 Down: November birthstone (5)
TOPAZ
55 Down: Wound protector (4)
SCAB
56 Down: Jules Verne captain (4)
NEMO
59 Down: Easy mark (3)
SAP
60 Down: Madam's mate (3)
SIR
61 Down: Designer Claiborne (3)
LIZ
62 Down: Suffix with solo (3)
IST
63 Down: "Strange Magic" grp. (3)
ELO
64 Down: Autumn mo. (3)
SEP

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